Israeli virologist urges world leaders to calm public, slams 'unnecessary panic' | The Times of Israel

Israeli virologist urges world leaders to calm public, slams 'unnecessary panic' | The Times of Israel
‘People think this virus is going to attack them all, and then they’re all going to die,’ says Prof. Jihad Bishara. ‘Not at all. In fact, most of those infected won’t even know it’

Workers from a Servpro disaster recovery team wearing protective suits and respirators are given supplies as they line up before entering the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, to begin cleaning and disinfecting the facility, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A leading Israeli virologist on Sunday urged world leaders to calm their citizens about the coronavirus pandemic, saying people were being whipped into unnecessary panic.

...It’s not in the air. 

Not everyone [who is infected] dies; most of them will get better and won’t even know they were sick, or will have a bit of mucus.”
But in Israel and around the world, “everybody is whipping everybody else up into panic — the leaders, via the media, and the wider public — who then in turn start to stress out the leaders. 

We’ve entered some kind of vicious cycle.”"

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Overton Window

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Overton Window
"The Overton window is the range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time.
It is also known as the window of discourse.
The term is named after Joseph P. Overton, who stated that an idea's political viability depends mainly on whether it falls within this range, rather than on politicians' individual preferences.
According to Overton, the window frames the range of policies that a politician can recommend without appearing too extreme to gain or keep public office given the climate of public opinion at that time."

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Donald Trump: No Nationwide Quarantine for Coronavirus

Donald Trump: No Nationwide Quarantine for Coronavirus:

President Donald Trump reassured Americans on Monday at the White House that he was not considering a nationwide quarantine of Americans.
“At this point, not nationwide,” Trump said, noting that some places in the country were not affected by the virus at all.

Working since 2018 to "crash the economy"!-----Maher: I'm "Hoping" For "A Crashing Economy" So We Can Get Rid Of Trump, "Bring On The Recession" | Video | RealClearPolitics

Maher: I'm "Hoping" For "A Crashing Economy" So We Can Get Rid Of Trump, "Bring On The Recession" | Video | RealClearPolitics Economy" So

• We Can Get Rid Of Trump, "Bring On The Recession"

Bill Maher said Friday that he is "hoping" for the bottom to fall out of the economy and for the country to enter a recession so we can "get rid of Trump." 
He said one way to do that is a "crashing economy."
Maher said he is "sorry" if it hurts people, but rooting for a recession is a prevention measure to losing democracy...
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It helps to understand what they REALLY mean.

Democracies thrive on shared values, political debate, and compromise. --Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today--Ralph Avi Goldwasser shared a link.

"the rising anti-Semitism seems to be the symptom of a crisis in the current system of liberal, pluralist democracies around the world. 
Democracies thrive on shared values, political debate, and compromise. 
Majorities and minorities must respect one another...
But unfortunately, we are living in a time of identity politics, conspiracy theories, and lies. 
The ties that once united our societies—truth, an idea of the common good—are falling apart. Dialogue and compromise, the essence of our communities, are dysfunctional...

As a European engaged around the clock with American Jews, I feel a sense of responsibility and urgency to share our experience. With every exhausting debate over what constitutes anti-Semitism, with every refusal to take into consideration anti-Semitism from the other side of the political divide,....

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Europe’s Lessons for the Struggle Against Anti-Semitism

As a European engaged around the clock with American Jews, I feel a sense of responsibility and urgency to share our experience. With every exhausting debate over what constitutes anti-Semitism, with every refusal to take into consideration anti-Semitism from the other side of the political divide,....

As a European engaged around the clock with American Jews, I feel a sense of responsibility and urgency to share our experience. With every exhausting debate over what constitutes anti-Semitism, with every refusal to take into consideration anti-Semitism from the other side of the political divide,....

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Thunderdome 2020 Begins – Philadelphia Police Will Not Arrest for Burglary or Theft Due to Coronavirus… | The Last Refuge

Thunderdome 2020 Begins – Philadelphia Police Will Not Arrest for Burglary or Theft Due to Coronavirus… | The Last Refuge
"As an outcome of short-sighted coronavirus issues, the Philadelphia police department has announced they will no longer be arresting suspects for retail theft, auto theft, burglary, narcotics or other “non violent” offenses.  
Instead they will write tickets, release the suspects and address the criminality later on.  Now watch what happens.

CTH saw the instructions earlier today (see below) but we did not want to immediately distribute the information.  

It should be remembered the current Philadelphia police commissioner, Danielle Outlaw (pictured left), is a social justice  activist from Portland, Oregon.

Unfortunately, there is a predictive element to this.  Perhaps some are familiar with the post Hurricane Andrew experience in Homestead and Miami-Dade.
The only thing standing between law-abiding citizens and those who would take their possessions is an ability to defend your own property.  

This is now the Philadelphia reality..."

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The left is schizophrenic!

Exclusive – Marco Rubio: China’s Shameless Coronavirus Pandemic Propaganda Campaign

Exclusive – Marco Rubio: China’s Shameless Coronavirus Pandemic Propaganda Campaign:

“It might be US army [sic] who brought the epidemic to Wuhan,” tweeted a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson last week. He then followed up by tweeting a report from a conspiracy website, stating that it provided “further evidence that the virus originated in the US.”
There are no words to describe the absurdity of the accusation, but for those who monitor China’s ruling regime it comes as no surprise. Deflection and blame are par for the course, but what is surprising is how many in the United States media are inadvertently carrying water for Beijing.

The Countries With The Most Critical Care Beds Per Capita [Infographic]

The Countries With The Most Critical Care Beds Per Capita [Infographic]
"...In order to show where that pressure could be highest, the following infographic pulls together data from three different sources to show the number of critical care beds per 100,000 inhabitants in different countries..."
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AM Fruitcake

History for March 18

History for March 18 - On-This-Day.com
Grover Cleveland 1837, Rudolf Diesel 1858, Neville Chamberlain 1869


Peter Graves 1926 - Actor, Charley Pride 1938 - Country singer, Queen Latifah 1970 - Rapper, actress
      

1940 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini held a meeting at the Brenner Pass. The Italian dictator agreed to join in Germany's war against France and Britain during the meeting.


1952 - In Philadelphia, PA, the first plastic lenses were fitted for a cataract patient.

VIDEO: Top coronavirus experts shut down three reporters who tried nailing President Trump - TheBlaze

VIDEO: Top coronavirus experts shut down three reporters who tried nailing President Trump - TheBlaze:

Two of the country's leading public health experts took to the airwaves on Sunday to explain the progression of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States and the measures being taken to combat it.
In three separate television appearances, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb pushed back against suggestions that President Donald Trump and the federal government were caught flat-footed by the COVID-19 virus that originated in China.

The way we were-----Lobo - Me and you and a dog named Boo - Lobo

Boob-tube-----1955 - When Television was NEW to Americans

RACISM! XENOPHOBIA! Coronavirus: EU to suspend all non-essential foreign arrivals to halt pandemic…

Instapundit Blog Archive RACISM! XENOPHOBIA! 
RACISM! 
XENOPHOBIA! 
Coronavirus: EU to suspend all non-essential foreign arrivals to halt pandemic spread.

Oh, wait, it was only racist and xenophobic when Trump did it, back when it was early enough to do some good.--Posted by Glenn Reynolds

Suspicious cyberactivity targeting HHS tied to coronavirus response, sources say - ABC News

Suspicious cyberactivity targeting HHS tied to coronavirus response, sources say - ABC News
"The Department of Health and Human Services experienced suspicious cyberactivity Sunday night related to its coronavirus response, administration sources confirmed to ABC News Monday.
The suspicious activity HHS was not a hack but it may have been a distributed denial of service -- or DDOS -- attack, according to multiple sources.
...Nevertheless, the concern is that foreign actors might attempt to exploit the COVID-19 crisis to achieve some of their anti-American goals..."
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Supply Chain Expert Tells Tucker What Coming Shortages Americans Should Know About, And It’s Not Toilet Paper | The Daily Caller

Supply Chain Expert Tells Tucker What Coming Shortages Americans Should Know About, And It’s Not Toilet Paper | The Daily Caller:

A supply chain management expert appeared on Thursday night’s edition of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to explain why toilet paper shortages aren’t exactly what Americans should be looking for long-term in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.
Daniel Stanton, the author of “Supply Chain Management for Dummies,” broke down the basics about supply chains and how they can be disrupted by events like coronavirus before explaining that “demand shocks” are what many Americans are currently experiencing with shortages of items like toilet paper, masks and hand sanitizer.